- Date
- 1974-12
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Bernard W. "Bill" Wagner (reporter)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s January 1975 report gives Beaver Island weather measurements for December: a 40°F high, a 16°F low, average high of 35.6°F, average low of 27.4°F, and 11 inches of snowfall. Three inches of snow remained on the ground at the end of the month.
Evidence and limits
This is a monthly newspaper report, not a complete weather-station archive or long-term climate series. The reported averages, snowfall, and precipitation are preserved as printed.
Sources
- Fire Officer Bill Wagner reports a December high of 40°F on December 31, low of 16°F on December 9, average high of 35.6°F, average low of 27.4°F, average 5 p.m. temperature of 32.4°F, 11 inches of snowfall, 1.81 inches of total precipitation, and 3 inches of snow on the ground at month end; it is a single community report, not a calibrated climate series. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The scan confirms the December measurements and reported totals.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island weather report for December, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weather-december-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1975, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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